# NTSB OAK75DVW20: Laister LP-15, N6LV, Hidden Hills, NV, May 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1975
- Place: Hidden Hills, NV · HIDDEN HILLS, NV
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVW20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVW20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1155  75/5/24    HIDDEN HILLS,NV     LAISTER LP-15       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 617
        TIME - 1102                    N6LV                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIDDEN HILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HIDDEN HILLS,NV             TONOPAH,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL GEAR.TOW ROPE PARTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6LV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6LV-1981-02-20), registration cancelled 1981-02-20, S/N N5 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAISTER LP-15
- Registry model: [Laister Sailplane LP-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-sailplane-lp-15) (registry code 5100202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hidden Hills

## Other investigations on N6LV (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX78DUJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ62), May 29, 1978: Laister LP-15 (N6LV), Maricopa, AZ, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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